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A Love Story.

Paris, L. Conquet, 1888.

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A Love Story.

Paris, L. Conquet, 1888.

In-12, (2) folios including a portrait of the author, 73-(1)-7 pp. Contemporary fawn morocco, spine with decorated raised bands, title, place and date in gold, compartments decorated with fleurons, double gilt line and gilt dots, double gilt line border, gilt clasps and dots, side panels edged with three gilt double lines forming a geometric design, gilt edges on endpapers, cover preserved [Chambolle-Duru].

First edition.

A fine copy in a beautiful signed morocco binding.

Illustrated edition featuring a portrait of the author, vignettes at the beginning and plates engraved by Buland after P. Blanchard.

Printed in an edition of 700 copies, including 200 special editions on Marais laid paper, this being no. 23.

With a double set of the engravings in black.